Windowpane fastener



ya 75m March l1 1924. y 3,486,167

P. STEFAN WINDOWPANE FASTENER Filed Feb. 26. 1925 M jfl? i y I 9 ll/31a/venice Patented Man lll, IQZd.

PHILIP STEFAN, OF MOUNDSVILLE, 'WEST VIRGINIA.

WINDOWPANE FASTENER.

Application filed February 26, 1923. Serial No. 621,450.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, rrrnrr STEFAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at lf/Ioundsville, in the county of Marshall and State of WestVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVV'indowpane Fasteners, of which the following is a specialisation.

The primary object of my said invention is the provision of such awindow pane fastener that is a substantial improvement over the usualmeans of fastening window panes within their sashes, these meansgenerally consisting in the application of putty to the edges of thewindow pane, my fastener being characterized by its simplicity ofconstruction, inexpensiveness of manufacture, ease of application andremoval to and from the window sashes.

In the drawing Figure l is a fragmentary elevation of one corner of awindow sash showing the window pane maintained therein through theinstrumentality of my improved fastener.

Figure 2 is a detailed cross sectional view upon the line 2&2 of Figurel and Figure 3 is a perspective of one of the fastener strips comprisedin my invention.

lteferring to the drawing in detail, A designates a usual window sashand B the glass pane for the sash,

My improved fastener constitutes the provision of plurality of preformedrubber strips 5 of any length desirable and being preferably triangularshaped in cross section as more clearly shown in Figures 2 and 3. Myfastener further contemplates the provision of four corner strips 6 alsoof rubber and being likewise triangular in, cross section. Each of thestrips 5 and 6 are formed with any number of spaced nail or tacl:receiving openings 7, and in applyg these strips for securing the windowe ne B in position upon the sash A, the said strips are applied to theedges of the pane and abut against the usual shoulder a of the windowsash, the inner face of these strips being preferably glued to the saidwindow pane as well as to the said shoulderl a of the sash. As a furthermeans for retaining these strips 5 and 6 in position, nails or tacks 8are engaged through the said openings 7 and are forcibly driven in thesash A as clearly shown in Figure 2.

In view of the above description, it will be at once apparent that Ihave provided a highly improved means for maintaining window paneswithin their sashes, this means being of such a nature as to be appliedin an expeditious manner and as easily removed when the window panebecomes broken or whenever it is desirable to place a new glass panewithin the sash.

Although I have herein shown and described my improved window panefastener as comprising a series of preformed strips of rubber of aparticular shape, it is nevertheless to be understood that othermaterial, as well as other shapes of the strips may be used withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A window pane fastener including corner sections formed of angularlyarranged portions of molded rubber triangular in cross section, moldedrubber strips of triangular cross section adapted for association withsaid corner sections, and means for applying said corner sections andstrips to a window frame whereby the corner strips are adapted to befirst placed in position and secured to said frame for holding a pane inplace and the strips afterward applied to the frame for holding the sameso that the ends of the strips will abut the ends of the cornersections, said strips being adapted for cutting to various lengths forthis purpose.

In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature.

PHILIP STEFAN.

